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Kate Bush

Kate Bush
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About

Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush, 1958, Kent, England) is a British singer-songwriter and producer who became the first female artist to reach UK number one with a self-written song - her 1978 debut 'Wuthering Heights'. Across ten studio albums, from the art-pop landmark Hounds of Love (1985) to the wintry 50 Words for Snow (2011), she has combined a distinctive soprano voice with literary themes and restless studio experimentation. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, and 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)' surpassed 1.5 billion Spotify streams after featuring in Stranger Things seasons 4 and 5.

1.5B
'Running Up That Hill' Spotify streams (as of Nov 2025)
17M
Spotify monthly listeners
10
studio albums, all reaching UK Top 10
#1
UK chart peak for 'Wuthering Heights' (1978) - first self-written song by a woman to top UK chart

What's new

  • 2025-11

    'Running Up That Hill' surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify after featuring in Stranger Things season 5, and re-entered the UK singles chart at number 14 in January 2026.

  • 2025-09

    Bush announced the compilation Best of the Other Sides, released digitally on 26 September 2025 and on CD/vinyl on 31 October 2025.

  • 2025-06

    Bush's animated short film Little Shrew was announced to screen across UK cinemas before showings of the German resistance film From Hilde, With Love.

  • 2025-02

    Bush was among more than 1,000 musicians who backed the protest album Is This What We Want?, released to oppose the use of unlicensed copyrighted material to train AI.

  • 2024-11

    Bush received two Grammy nominations at the 67th Grammy Awards - for Best Recording Package and Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package - her first Grammy nominations since 1996.

Tracks

Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)1985 synth-pop classic from Hounds of Love; hit #1 in 8 countries after Stranger Things (2022), 1.5B+ Spotify streams
Wuthering Heights1978 debut single, UK #1 - first self-written song by a woman to top the UK chart
Hounds of Lovetitle track of her landmark 1985 album, widely regarded as her masterpiece
Cloudbustingfan favourite from Hounds of Love, with iconic Peter Gabriel-directed video
This Woman's Work1989 ballad, later covered widely; a staple of her emotional live set at the 2014 Before the Dawn residency

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